Automated a full 3 scenes for my basement, that are extremely tailored to my needs, and added them as buttons to a mobile app, exposed to both Alexa and Siri.
For example "Game time" scene is:
For example "Game time" scene is:
- Turning on the TV, PC and Soundbar
- Switching the picture mode on the TV to "game" (fast response)
- Switches the soundbard input to the desktop HDMI one
- Switches the sound mode on the Soundbar to Entertainment
- Starts Steam in Big Picture mode
And Movie time:
- Turns on the TV, Apple TV, Soundbar
- Switches TV and Soundbar inputs to Apple TV
- Switches Soundbar to Movie preset and Dolby Atmos
The amount of customization Home Assistance allows is mind-blowing, but adding to that the power of Node Red is like a super power.
The cross ecoystem ability of all of this, means I'm not locked in to one ecosystem of Amazon/Apple/Google.
This replaces for me 3 separate remote controls with TONS of different buttons to remember to press, inputs to memorize and muscle memory.
The cross ecoystem ability of all of this, means I'm not locked in to one ecosystem of Amazon/Apple/Google.
This replaces for me 3 separate remote controls with TONS of different buttons to remember to press, inputs to memorize and muscle memory.
